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Prescribed Credtor For High Cholesterol And Benecor For BP. Have Constipation And Hemorrhoids. Is It Related?

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Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Question: I have recently been prescribed Credtor for high cholesterol and Benecor for high blood pressure. My stool became harder and a little more painful at times leading to hemeroide. Is my meds causing this? Why?
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Answered by Dr. Guru (19 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Refer below Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! Crestor (not Credtor, may a typo) is known to cause constipation in some cases, but not very common. Benecor has not been reported to cause the stool to become harder. However, your problem cannot be attributed completely to the drug Crestor, but may be it might have some contributory role. As prevention is the best treatment and constipation is the most common cause, your diet should contain plenty of dietary fiber which means eating plenty of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, whole grain cereals, leafy vegetables etc. Avoid o fatty, oily and junk foods. Take more amount of water like about 2 to 3 liters a day if you to not have any contraindications to do so. Moreover, if you have constipation frequently instead of all these measures, consult a gastroenterologist to identify the cause of hemorrhoids. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have have any clarifications. If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. If you like my answers and wish me to answer in future, bring it to my attention: Dr Vasanth. Url link is as follows: WWW.WWWW.WW Wish you good health!
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Prescribed Credtor For High Cholesterol And Benecor For BP. Have Constipation And Hemorrhoids. Is It Related?

Brief Answer: Refer below Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for consulting HealthcareMagic! Crestor (not Credtor, may a typo) is known to cause constipation in some cases, but not very common. Benecor has not been reported to cause the stool to become harder. However, your problem cannot be attributed completely to the drug Crestor, but may be it might have some contributory role. As prevention is the best treatment and constipation is the most common cause, your diet should contain plenty of dietary fiber which means eating plenty of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, whole grain cereals, leafy vegetables etc. Avoid o fatty, oily and junk foods. Take more amount of water like about 2 to 3 liters a day if you to not have any contraindications to do so. Moreover, if you have constipation frequently instead of all these measures, consult a gastroenterologist to identify the cause of hemorrhoids. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have have any clarifications. If not, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. If you like my answers and wish me to answer in future, bring it to my attention: Dr Vasanth. Url link is as follows: WWW.WWWW.WW Wish you good health!